Pelosi makes a fund-raising swing through Texas

Texans voting in the party primaries will hit the ballot box Tuesday and determine the fate of a bevy of congressional candidates.

Democrats in the Lone Star State already are looking ahead to the November general election, when a couple of vulnerable lawmakers will be challenged by Republicans in swing districts.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a trip through Texas last weekend to pick up funds for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, stopping at Mi Tierra in San Antonio to drag the money bag before heading to Houston.

The DCCC is expected to play a role in helping Rep. Ciro Rodriguez, D-San Antonio, and Rep. Chet Edwards, D-Waco, fend off Republican challengers.

Edwards is unopposed in the Democratic primary. Five Republicans are running to unseat him.